Spoon made by John Vogler, silversmith working in Old Salem, North Carolina, in the first quarter of the 19th century. The iprint of an eagle was made from teh swage block with two eagle impressions on it. Courtesy Old Salem, Inc.
the frugality, or possibly better, the ingenuity of the colonial silversmith and his patron is exemplified in these objects, compined forks and spoons, called sucket forks. the word sucket is derived from succade which referred in the 15th century to fruit preserved in sugar, either candied or in syrup. The term was also used in describing vegetables which had been similarly treated.
Pair of braziers. Braziers are amont he most decorative and useful objects made of silver for use on the table. Various ways have been devised to keep food warm while on the table, and, obviously, a silver brazier was one of th emost atractive means for this purpose.
Thimble, decorated with fliated borders and two cupids holding a cartouche for a monogram (which is worn off or was never engraved). The name I. BURT is placed above the border of the thimble. Courtesy York Heritage Trust.
Faceted silver candlesticks by John Coney were presented to tutor Henry Flynt by his students at Harvard. They are very attractive, but not unique, for an English example is made in the same style.
Pair of candlesticks made by Samuel Williamson, working in Philadelphia in 1794. The shaped baluster stems have reeding which is reminiscent of a similar procedure used on pewter objects made in Philadelphia at the same time.
